Do you need to obtain an Apostille from the State of New York?

The New York State Department of State processes apostilles on documents only if they were issued by the State of New York. Below you can find the most frequently requested documents: 

• Birth Certificates
• Death Certificates
• Marriage Certificates
• Divorce Decree
• Diplomas
• Background Checks 
• Transcripts
• Notarized Documents
• National Archive Documents
• Power of Attorney, etc.

New York is the only state that requires County Clerk-issued documents to also be certified by the County Clerk, which makes a New York apostille certification unique in its way. There are 62 counties in the state of New York. Most documents we receive for New York apostille service originate from the following counties: Bronx County, Kings County, Nassau Country, New York County, Queens County, Suffolk County, and Westchester County. Before a New York-issued document can receive an apostille, it should first go through the process called Exemplification. Exemplification is defined as "an attested copy of a document, under official seal", and the Exemplification Letter basically certifies that the attached vital record certificate is a true certified copy. A County Clerk Exemplification needs to be attached to the original document certifying the official who has signed the document before it can be submitted for an apostille.

Below you can find the information typically included in an apostille issued in New York:

Country … [country name] This public document
Has been signed by … [name]
Acting in the capacity of … [function]
Bears the seal/stamp of … [authority] certified
At … [location]
Date
by [Name]
Number … [apostille registration number]
Seal… [of the Authority issuing the apostille]
Signature … [signature of the Authority issuing the apostille]

The apostille process can be quite complex and if you are not familiar with it, it’s best to trust professionals like Multichoice Apostille to take care of it. If you need a USA apostille on a birth certificate, marriage certificate, death certificate, or other documents, please choose our apostille services. Multichoice Apostille has almost 20 years of experience in processing authentication documents for use abroad. We will take care of all the complicated details for getting your documents certified while you can focus on other things. We apostille USA birth certificate, death certificate, marriage certificate, divorce decree, school transcripts, FBI background check report, Social Security letter, and other documents. Multichoice Apostille is your unmatched service provider for USA apostille!

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